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Documenting Madison Scott’s disappearance Sam Redding Omineca Express The video documentary that details the disappearance of Madison Scott over two years ago is finished and online. Creator Steven Scouller made the video with the cooperation of the RCMP and the community of Vanderhoof in order to help get Maddy’s face and information out there. “I first learned of Madison’s disappearance through an article that I read on the internet and I was intrigued by the unusual circumstances surrounding it,” said Scouller. “So, when I started to read more about it, I was sucked into the
horrific nature of what potentially could have happened to Madison. As an investigative documentary film maker I examined the case and decided that I could help by utilizing my skills as an awareness film maker to produce a film that could act as a central repository of accurate information.” The film is less than an hour long and available online on vimeo. It includes interviews of the Scott family, friends and several members of the community of Vanderhoof. Scouller was filming for about a week in May and a week in July, he flew out here and produced the film entirely out of his own pocket. He considers it his contribution to the Scotts. Scouller’s normal job is as an audio/visual officer and
official film maker for the Scotland police and most of his work revolves around true crime. “My history in filmmaking is long and vast,”said Scouller. “I’ve worked on producing music videos, I’ve worked on feature films, I’ve done a whole lot of stuff. What I wanted to do is concentrate my career on producing awareness films that are going to help people to get their loved ones back.” The short film begins with a heartfelt interview with Dawn Scott who describes the last moment she had with her daughter Madison. She said “have fun, be safe, I’ll talk to you tomorrow,” and that was the last thing she ever spoke to Madison. Continued on page 2
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wishes to thank all the Big Business’s, Small Business’s, Community Groups, Schools, Clubs, Individuals and our Volunteers who donated time, food, toys, space, goods or money towards the 2013 Christmas Hampers. Thank-You, we could not have done this without the involvement and generosity of everyone. Our apologies if we have overlooked anyone. The Nechako Valley Food Network, the Vanderhoof Community Garden, and the Nechako Creative Communities Collective! attend the
Nechako Healthy Community Alliance AGM Sunday, January 26 Vanderhoof Public Library Multipurpose Room Meeting at 5 PM followed by a potluck dinner for members. New members welcome! On site childcare will be provided. Nominations for directors positions are accepted until 48 hours before the meeting. No nominations will be accepted from the floor. For more information, Email: exec@nechakohca.ca Phone: 1-866-279-9733
U.K. resident Steven Scouller was in the Vanderhoof area filming for two weeks during the summer of 2013.
Emotional and unsettling film From front The film then moves to the location of her disappearance at Hogsback Lake. Atmospheric music plays while the camera pans through the quiet forest. It’s a little unsettling to view which is exactly Scouller’s point. “I think it’s a very emotional film … that unsettling feeling is something that the Scott family wakes up to every morning. I wanted that to echo in the film so that people can understand how serious this is. When people watch it they’re struck by what a hor-
rific situation the Scott family has found themselves in.” The film includes lots of birds-eye-view helicopter scenes of Hogsback Lake and the vast forest surrounding it. It also describes steps of the RCMP’s investigation as well as playing the original 911 call from a worried Dawn Scott reporting her daughter missing. Scouller, the Scott family and the RCMP all encourage anyone with any information surrounding the disappearance of Madison Scott to come forward, even anonymously, and contact either the
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Open House and Invitation to Comment Innergex Wind Energy Inc. (Proponent) is proposing to develop a wind energy facility generating up to 210 megawatts located about 30 km south of Vanderhoof, B.C. (proposed Project). The proposed Project would consist of up to 70 wind turbines, substations, access roads, collector and transmission lines and related substation and operations centre. The proposed Project is subject to review under British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment Act. The Proponent must obtain an environmental assessment certificate before any work can be undertaken on the proposed Project. However, prior to submission of an application (Application) for a certificate by the Proponent, the Environmental Assessment Office of British Columbia (EAO) must first approve Application Information Requirements. The Application Information Requirements will specify the studies to be conducted and the detailed information to be provided by the Proponent in its Application. EAO has now received draft Application Information Requirements from the Proponent and invites comments on this draft. In order to provide information about the Application Information Requirements EAO invites the public to attend an Open House to be held: at: Village Inn 144 Columbia St. West, Vanderhoof, B.C. on: January 27, 2014 from: 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. There are 30 days for the submission of comments by the public in relation to the draft Application Information Requirements. The comment period will begin on January 22, 2014 and end on February 21, 2014. All comments received during this comment period in relation to the Application Information Requirements will be considered. NOTE:
The intention of seeking public comments is to ensure that all potential effects – environmental, economic, social, heritage and health – that might result from the proposed Project are identified for consideration as part of the assessment process. At this stage of the process, the primary intent is to receive feedback about the studies or information required for a comprehensive environmental assessment. After taking public comments into account, EAO will finalize the Application Information Requirements and issue them to the Proponent. EAO accepts public comments through the following ways: • By Online Form at http://www.eao.gov.bc.ca/pcp/index.html • By Mail: Teresa Morris Project Assessment Manager Environmental Assessment Office PO Box 9426 Stn Prov Govt Victoria BC V8W 9V1 • By Fax: Fax: 250-387-2208
An electronic copy of the Application Information Requirements and information regarding the environmental assessment process are available at www.eao.gov.bc.ca. The Application Information Requirements is also available for viewing at this location: Vanderhoof Public Library 230 Stewart St. East, Vanderhoof, B.C. If you are unable to participate at this time, there will be an additional comment period during the Application Review stage when you will also be able to provide comments to EAO on the proposed Project.
All submissions received by EAO during the comment period in relation to the proposed Project are considered public and will be posted to the EAO website.
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Double fatality on Highway 16 Vanderhoof RCMP and Traffic Services were called to a collision that killed two people on January 6, 2014 at about 3 p.m. One kilometre east of Hillcrest Way Road, an east-bound Ford Ranger truck carrying a 56 year
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Prince George Free Press Passengers at the Prince George Airport are taking off … literally and in numbers. The airport has set a new record in annual passenger growth. In 2013, 426,709 passengers used YXS, an increase of two per cent from 2012. The previous record was 418,589 passengers set last year, a difference of over 8,000 people. “We can see that our growth is indicative with the continual growth in our economy,” said John Gibson, President and CEO of the Prince George Airport Authority. “We can also attribute the increase in traffic to added seats in the marketplace by all three carriers.” Manager of Marketing and Communications, Lindsay Cotter says heavy travel months out of YXS included April, July, September and December. “Each of those months saw increases between four per cent and eight per cent over the same period last year,” she said. Previous passenger numbers are: 2013 – 426,709, 2012 – 418, 589, 2011 – 402,438, 2010 – 390,340, 2009 – 376,030, 2008 – 417,484. Since the airport was transferred from the federal government in 2003, passenger numbers increased by 25.7 per cent.
old male and a 79 year old female crossed the centre line and collided head on with a west-bound Tractor trailer. Witnesses stated that the pick up truck appeared to have been stuck in a deep rut on the south side
of the highway and when it broke free of the rut it entered into the oncoming lane. Both occupants of the truck died at the scene, the driver of the semi tractor trailer sustained minor injuries.
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Sam Redding Omineca Express On Tuesday, January 7 the Vanderhoof RCMP were called out to a complaint that a single vehicle had rolled on Highway 16 near Brookside. Witness statements were obtained that suggested a vehicle was attempting to pass a car and lost control on the ice. The vehicle wasn’t moving fast and there were no injuries but the vehicle sustained $15,000 worth of damages. Traffic was forced into a single lane until the vehicle could be recovered.
As RCMP were en route to that accident, another occurred only minutes later at about 12:05 p.m. This second collision involved a minivan and a logging truck near Bearhead Road. Near the industrial access road, the driver of the northbound van attempted to turn right and couldn’t, which brought them skidding into the front drive axle of the southbound semi truck. The minivan bounced off the truck and ended up in the ditch on its side with extensive damage and an injured driver. There was only minor damage to the logging truck.
The next crash happened that night at 8:15 p.m. on Burrard Street near the Co-op parking lot. A northbound logging truck attempted to turn right and hit another northbound vehicle. The driver of the truck couldn’t see the car and didn’t know that there were two lanes due to the snow conditions. The truck driver was issued a violation ticket and the damage to the car included large dents, broken windows and tire damage. The Vanderhoof RCMP would like to remind everyone to drive according to the weather and road conditions at that time.
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Sam Redding Omineca Express Neil Helland previously spoke to the Omineca Express on the subject of wildlife collisions and their great frequency and danger this year. Helland has been trying to get the word out about three different turnoffs in the Vanderhoof area each of which will now be getting updated signs from the Ministry of Transportation. The main points of concern are the turnoffs from Highway 16 located at Saranovich Road, McCall Road and Braeside Road. Signs will be added if there are none existing and their location will be tweaked. Gayle Hesse is the chair of the regional wildlife working group which has members from ICBC, the Ministry of Transportation and a biologist from UNBC. She is also the coordinator for the Wildlife Collision Prevention Program. “The intersection that Mr. Helland is concerned about, Saranovich Road and Highway 16, is an area where there are lots of deer and deer collisions,” Hesse agreed. “When Neil Helland brought his concerns forward to me in December I brought the issue forward to our working group and the Ministry of Transportation has agreed to update the signs in the three locations in Vanderhoof.” “The difference from the old signs may be increased reflectivity and maybe a change in colour,” said Hesse. “Now there are going to be four wildlife warning signs near Saranovich Road in addition to a large rectangular sign that introduces the concept of wildlife corridor sign.” The Ministry of Transportation itself only responded via email stating that deer and moose collisions are higher in the fall
and winter months and that the ministry is constantly monitoring wildlife mortality on provincial highways. Robert Adam, Ministry of Transportation sent the following in an email: “The ministry takes the problem of wildlife encounters on B.C. roads very seriously and has a comprehensive program to mitigate wherever possible. B.C. has the largest inventory of species-specific wildlife warning signs in North America, with approximately 1,200 signs across B.C. Some of the signs are LED for added brightness and visibility. The ministry also carries out brushing programs along roadsides to reduce forage for animals and improve sightlines for drivers.” “Practically speaking there is not much more that the Ministry of Transportation can do unless they’re going to rebuild the highway from scratch,” said Hesse. “It’s not practical to fence the highway in any of those locations either. It would be too expensive and there are too many side roads so there would have to be many gaps in the fence which would then render it useless. So if you
can’t manage the road, you have to manage the drivers.” Cam Hill, Conservation Officer for the Vanderhoof area, had a few tips for drivers that he’d like to get out there: “Make sure you’re looking really far down the road, don’t get trapped in by your headlights. Also, scan the ditches, don’t just look ahead. If you see headlights flicker ahead of you make sure to slow down and watch ahead for whatever just passed in front of them. If you see any wildlife at all make sure to slow down, don’t just speed past because you can see it’s only on the side of the road, there could be others and deer are not the most predictable of animals.” Both Hill and Hesse agree that a deer or moose culling initiative would be inappropriate for the current situation in Vanderhoof. The only instance Hesse could think of where culling was absolutely needed in North America was in Alaska when they began to cull moose. But this was a situation in which hundreds of moose collisions were occurring in one winter season so they had to resort to extreme measures.
On Friday, January 3 Vanderhoof RCMP were pulling a car that had been reported stolen out of the ditch near Sinkut Lake road. A resident in the area saw the car smashed into a couple mailboxes, with its lights on early Friday morning. Later on that day, at 9:41 a.m. RCMP were investigating the scene. They learned the plates were registered to a local woman who had reported it stolen. The resident said that she lost her purse on December 31 and awoke to find the car gone and had given no one permission to use it. Sergeant Jason Keays, Vanderhoof RCMP Detachment Commander said that RCMP were still investigating the incident but that it didn’t appear that anyone had suffered major injuries as there was no blood on the scene but drug paraphernalia was found in the vehicle.
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Letter to the Editor To all those who drive area highways, To continue to blame road conditions is the easy way out. To point fingers at the highway maintenance crews is getting old. I can’t speak for the areas around Prince George, but for the roads surrounding Vanderhoof, they do the best job they can with the resources available to them. Is it a stretch to suggest that drivers need to accept responsibility for their actions? You are the one driving too fast for road conditions. You are the one who drives right up on the bumper of the vehicle in front of you. You are the one talking or texting on your cell phone and not paying attention. Let’s not forget those who drink and drive. You get the idea. I have been a member of a volunteer Fire/Rescue Service for five years. In that short time I’ve been to numerous motor vehicle accidents, including fatalities. I’ve heard horror stories from the senior members about accidents they’ve been to, and I now unfortunately have my own horror stories to share. My family travels these roads. My friends and their families travel these roads. I care about these people. Do you want to be responsible for killing them because of your thoughtless and reckless actions? Parents, I urge you to continue educating the new and young drivers in your family. To experienced drivers, do not allow yourself to be overcome by complacency because you’ve never been in an accident before and have the “it’ll never happen to me” attitude. I hope this letter causes you to pause and think about the recent tragedies on our roads. Please share this with as many people as you can. Mike Elwert Vanderhoof, B.C.
First day of school means year half over Sam Redding As I am writing this, today is the first day of school. This is the day I always remembered as being much harder than coming back after a nice long summer because now I become lazy and want to stay inside. Forcing me to go back out into the world after a cold break was never fun. But it’s also the hump day of the year for students and teachers. The day when you realize the year is half over and summer is now in sight. Not that you will actually see it with the sub-zero weather but you know it’s out there and you know it’s coming. I’m sure the 2014 grads are getting pretty excited by this point too. They’re probably sending out cover letters and transcripts and hoping for some giant scholarship to fund their life after school. Or maybe they’re just thinking about the upcoming freedom that The Omineca Express is published every Wednesday in Vanderhoof by Black Press Ltd. Publisher: Pam Berger advertising@ominecaexpress.com Editor: Sam Redding newsroom@ominecaexpress.com
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they think they’re going to enjoy. Keep thinking that kids. Now is the time for those pep rallies that I remember from my high school. I’m not sure if NVSS does them but we used to have some sort of inspirational speaker or some assembly designed to motivate us within the
first couple weeks of coming back after the winter break. If it failed to educate us on anything at least most of the time it was hilarious or entertaining. Anyways, good luck to all you upcoming graduates and good luck to the rest of you coming back from holidays. Stick in there.
Harper rapped for wrong reasons VICTORIA – Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s latest visit to B.C. was portrayed as these things are today: besieged by protesters, hiding from an ever-vigilant media, cynically campaigning for the 2015 federal election. TV couldn’t get enough of the two “environmental activists” who dressed as waiters to slip onstage at a business breakfast in Vancouver. They’re not environmentalists, just all-purpose protesters using the flavour of the month. They are associated with a group calling itself “No One Is Illegal,” a collection of anarchist kooks that wants to do away with national borders, and of course capitalism. As their now-famous sign said, they want “climate justice now.” Organizer Brigette DePape explained to a co-operative CBC TV host that the recent typhoon in the Philippines that killed thousands of people was caused by global warming, which of course is caused mainly by the Alberta “tar sands.” I won’t dwell on this routine idiocy, except to say the number of hurricanes that struck North America in 2013 was zero, and that hasn’t happened since 1994. Also, “climate justice” is like “social justice,” in that both require confiscation of earned wealth. DePape is the former Senate page fired in 2011 for a similar sign stunt. She’s now a professional Harper hat-
er, with support from the U.S.-based Tides Foundation among others. One of the issues Harper didn’t take questions on was the consolidation of 11 federal fisheries libraries into two, one of them in Sidney, B.C. This is portrayed as part of Harper’s so-called “war on science,” and has been compared with the Romans burning the library of Alexandria in ancient Egypt. Fisheries Minister Gail Shea defended the cost-cutting measure by pointing out that almost all access to these libraries is now digital, so maintaining 11 duplicated sets of printed reports is a waste of taxpayer dollars. An anonymous federal scientist fired back on his blog that the head of one of these libraries retired before the contents could even be catalogued, much less completely digitized for online access. So this material wasn’t even properly organized? Users were supposed to browse until they stumbled on something pertinent? The ministry reported that the average number of people other than federal fisheries staff who used these libraries averaged between five and 12 per year. That’s for all 11 facilities combined. And if anyone has even one example of information that was available and isn’t now, they should identify it.
Harper’s got plenty to answer for, no question. To take one of many examples, spending our borrowed money on TV ads for a “Canada Job Grant” program that hasn’t even been introduced in Parliament, much less set up, isn’t just wasteful. It’s dishonest and cruelly misleading to the unemployed people the ads pretend to offer help. Harper’s visit to B.C. added a couple of scripted events, starting with softball questions at the Vancouver business breakfast. Then he was off to a photo op at the Kinsol trestle on Vancouver Island, where he announced three more years of funding for the Trans-Canada Trail. I’m as relieved as anyone that Harper is not killing this modest federal project that started in 1992, but this is not news. It was a fake public event to justify the cost of a trip so Harper could address a new Conservative riding association. And how is the federal deficit after eight years of tight-fisted Conservative rule? We’re only borrowing about $1 billion a month now, down from the Harper government all-time record deficit of $55 billion in 2009. Some cost cutting is in order all right. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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Crown prosecutors have decided not to lay charges against Babine Forest Products or its employees in relation to the explosion and fire that destroyed the company’s Burns Lake sawmill and killed two workers. The B.C. government’s criminal justice branch announced Friday that lawyers concluded there is “no substantial likelihood of a conviction for any of the regulatory offences recommended by WorkSafeBC.” A province-wide program of sawmill dust inspections has been in place since the Babine mill explosion in January 2012 and a similar blast at Lakeland Mills in Prince George three months later. The case was referred to prosecutors for charge assessment after a WorkSafeBC investigation found that the most likely fuel source for the two explosions was fine, dry dust, which increases when mills cut dry trees killed by beetles. The likely ignition
source in both cases was motor and gear assemblies running waste conveyors in low, confined areas of the mills subject to heavy dust accumulation. Prosecutors found that there was evidence to support charges, but the mill owners have a defence of “due diligence” available to them that would likely prevent a conviction in court. Criminal justice branch officials began meetings Friday in Burns Lake with the injured workers and the families of the two men who died, to explain the decision.
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District of Vanderhoof Official Community Plan Review DRAFT OCP - OPEN HOUSE – January 23, 2014 The District of Vanderhoof is in the process of reviewing its Official Community Plan. The OCP is the key policy document of the local government that provides a framework for land use and planning and is adopted by the District to help the community achieve its desired future. The OCP establishes a long term vision for the community and sets direction for community economic, social and environmental development. As part of its Strategic Plan, District Council has initiated this update to the Official Community Plan to respond to changing community values, to address changes in legislation and to incorporate new initiatives. View the draft OCP text and maps at a Public Open House Thursday, January 23, 2014 5:00 – 8:00 pm at the Friendship Centre 219 Victoria Street To see the Draft of the OCP prior to the meeting contact the District of Vanderhoof, go to the Vanderhoof website www.vanderhoof.ca or contact Kerry Pateman, kpateman@shaw.ca or (778) 416-6998 for more information. We encourage you to get involved and help us make Vanderhoof a better place to live, work and play. For additional information, contact: Tom Clement Director of Community Development District of Vanderhoof Vanderhoof, BC Tel: (250) 567-4711 community@district.vanderhoof.ca
The Omineca Medical Clinic will now be offering therapeutic botox injections as prescribed by a family physician. Dr. Shani Van der Spuy took a course at the Vancouver Laser Skin Care Centre, the biggest injectors of botox in North America, according to Van der Spuy. Like any drug prescription, you would have to pick up the recommended dose at the pharmacy and you would have to take it to the clinic. “It’s a very very small needle we use,” said Van der Spuy. “I use an insulin syringe, a very tiny needle and it’s a lot of fluid that we inject. So the patient brings the vial in, I mix it in the office and, depending on the patient, decide how many units they need and I try to identify the exact muscle and inject it straight into that
muscle.” There are quite a few therapeutic uses for botox, one of the most common ones is a tension headache or migraine. You can also use it for any type of muscle spasm in your back or neck as well as on patients who have drooping eyelids or a muscle in their face that is constantly twitching. “Lots of patients were actually traveling to Prince George to get this done and I wanted to offer extra service to the patients,” said Van der Spuy. “We can do some botox to people who are taking lots of pain medicines because they get chronic migraines and you can get off the pain medicine which is going to be much better on the system.” The price of the botox shot varies from patient to patient but for a standard muscle spasm in the neck, Dr. Van der Spuy would probably use from five to ten units which would come out to about $100.
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“ The Joint Review Panel’s recommendation is an important step toward building a better pipeline.”
My name is Janet Holder and I am the leader of the Northern Gateway Project. This past December, my team came one step closer towards our goal of building a better pipeline. After weighing the evidence in the most comprehensive, scientific review in Canadian pipeline history, the Joint Review Panel of the National Energy Board and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency provided its recommendation.
From the beginning, Northern Gateway has committed to building a safer and better pipeline. The Panel’s conditions are an important step towards that goal. They reflect the input of thousands of British Columbians and Canadians, and include many of the commitments we made in our submission. But our work is far from done. As a proud British Columbian, I assure you that my team will continue to work hard towards meeting all of the final conditions set out by the Joint Review Panel, just as we’re working hard to meet the Province’s tough conditions. Building a better pipeline isn’t easy. It takes hard work and complete dedication to meeting the highest standards possible. The Joint Review Panel’s recommendation is an important step toward building a better pipeline.
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From left: Pastor Shaun Wick, Mayor Gerry Thiessen, YMCA North CEO Amanda Alexander and Jerry Petersen Director of Regional District of BulkleyNechako.
YMCA opening in Vanderhoof Sam Redding Omineca Express The YMCA of Northern B.C. announced plans to open a licensed childcare site in Vanderhoof on January 10, 2014. The site will open on March 3 of this year and will have 46 licensed spaces available for children aged three to five with before and after school care. Amanda Alexander, CEO of the YMCA of Northern BC was there to announce the addition of services as well as Director of Child Care Lynette Mikalishen. “Over the past few years, YMCA has been part of many dialogues with various northern communities that have indicated to us that there may be some gaps in available services that we have the ability to provide,” said Alexander. “All families deserve quality and affordable childcare and I’m confident that Lynette will lead the Vanderhoof childcare in
providing YMCA programming which develops imagination, encourages learning and promotes life skills and positive values.” The new services will operate out of the Vanderhoof Gospel Chapel on Connaught Street which is run by Pastor Shaun Wick. The YMCA of Northern B.C. will offer child care in three areas: group three to five care with two, three or five day options; morning and afternoon preschool, and twenty spaces in School Age Care – before and after school. “This is an exciting day for Vanderhoof,” said Vanderhoof Mayor Gerry Thiessen. “I think this is a huge step forward in our community. We have done a lot these last number of years to really diversify our economy but we’ve had a couple things that have held us back and certainly preschool childcare was identified as one of those areas that we really need.”
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BC SPCA your first adoption option! Tommy is a 6 year old neutered male. This black poodle was living in a foster home during the holidays as part of our Home for the Holidays program. He has returned to the shelter and is available for adoption. While in foster he was very well behaved, he enjoyed playing with other dogs, car rides and cuddling on the couch. He is house trained and didn’t have any accidents in the home. He does tend to run when he is off leash. He will need training for basic recall. He loved children and other dogs, but was not in contact with cats. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADOPT TOMMY OR NEED MORE INFO PLEASE CALL
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Population increase B.C.’s population grew by 24,000 in the third quarter of 2013, reaching 4,606,375. It’s the largest population increase for that quarter since 1996. The increase was mainly a result of 15,477 non-permanent residents, which Statistics Canada warns are a volatile component of population measurement. Northern B.C. communities are dealing with what they call “ghost populations,” with thousands of workers flying in and out of industrial camps
PAP Clinic coming up A PAP Clinic for Cervical Cancer Screening is being held on Thursday, January 16, 2014, from 8 a.m. to noon and from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Omineca Medical Clinic in Vanderhoof. It is not necessary for a woman to have a family doctor to attend this clinic, and a female doctor will be performing the tests. If it’s time for your Pap test or you’re overdue, join us at our Winter Wonderland Pap Clinic. Have a Pap test performed by a female doctor and browse through cancer prevention brochures. Call the Omineca Medical Clinic and book your test today. Call 250-567-2201. Press ‘0’ for the operator and ask to be a part of the January 16, 2014, Pap Clinic. This Pap Picnic is being held in an effort to reduce cervical cancer rates in BC women in general and in Vanderhoof and surrounding communities in particular. Be an empowered woman! Have a regular Pap test as part of your self-care routine. The recommended schedule for Pap testing for women aged 21 to 69 years is once every two years; more often if directed by your doctor.
Lost Cat: LUNA!
Dearly missed since November 12th from the area of of Campbell, Lampitt, Columbia and Stewart streets. May be elsewhere in town. 1-1/2 year old, small (6 - 7 lb) spayed female. Gray with white chest, belly and feet. Distinctive “milk moustache” on face. Wary of strangers but can be enticed with food and patience.
REWARD for information to lead us to her location Please call 250-567-3043 if you have any leads.
who put pressure on local services without contributing to communities. Interprovincial migration figures showed the seventh consecutive quarter of net loss for B.C., down 282 people from the second quarter. B.C.’s total population increase over the 12 months ending Oct. 1 was 47,496 people, mainly due to international immigration, which saw a net gain of 35,282 people. Natural growth (births minus deaths) accounted for 11,214 of the total. MADERY, Andrew – Passed away suddenly in St. Agatha, ON. on Friday, December 20, 2013. Andrew Madery, 47 years, was formerly of Sarnia. Andrew will be deeply missed by his friends and family. Loving son of Marilyn Madery (Huffman) and the late Carl Madery (1997). Cherished brother of Mike (Sue) Madery, Sarnia and Mary Kaye Madery, Sarnia. Loving partner of Connie Zegers. Uncle of Eric, Sarah and Melissa Madery. Nephew of Elizabeth & James Bunda and Gail Tsallis. Cousin of Robin Kurtes, Mark Tsallis, Andrew Tsallis and Chris Bunda. Andrew worked in Vanderhoof, B.C for 10 years for a lumber company as a land surveyor. He returned to Ontario in 2003 and worked for Conestoga Rovers Association (C.R.A.) in Waterloo and recently took a position at the Greenlane Landfill as an Environmental Scientist. Friends will be received at the McKENZIE & BLUNDY FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION CENTRE, 431 Christina St. N. on Friday from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. The memorial service will be held at St. Giles Presbyterian Church, 770 Lakeshore Rd., Sarnia on Saturday at 1 p.m. and will be officiated by the Rev. Barry Van Dusen. In lieu of flowers, friends who wish may send memorial donations to the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, 600-60 St. Clair Ave. E., Toronto, M4T 1N3 or Ducks Unlimited, P.O. Box 1160, Stonewall, Manitoba, R0C 2Z0. Messages of condolence & memories may be left at www.mckenzieblundy.com A tree will be planted in memory of Andrew Madery in the McKenzie & Blundy Memorial Forest. Dedication service Sunday, September 21st, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at the Wawanosh Wetlands Conservation Area The service was held 1:00 p.m. Saturday, December 28, 2013 at St. Giles Presbyterian Church. Officiated by the Rev. Barry Van Dusen Donations can be made to Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation 600-60 St. Clair Ave. E., Toronto, M4T 1N3 or Ducks Unlimited P.O. Box 1160, Stonewall, Manitoba, R0C 2Z0.
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The first baby of the new year was born on January 2, 2014 at 8:27 a.m. to parents Frank and Dianna Wiebe. Young Uriah James Farren Klassen Wiebe was 21 and 3/4 inches long and will have sister Zennovea and brother Kallum to help look after him. Baby Wiebe is welcomed by the St. John Hospital Auxiliary Society.
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The Chicken Run and Newsat Farms For the next little while we are focusing on the foods we have locally available. Aside from supporting your local economy, many local available foods are free of the chemicals, hormones and pesticides you may be used to with store bought, cross country transported foods. It also helps the environment when you reduce the amount of fossil fuels used to transport foods. Aside from the economical and environmental benefits, it was also a great way to meet your neighbours, get to know your community and become a part of something bigger, become and support your locals! So this week! We are focusing on Poultry! The Chicken Run – Is a local farm that supplies chicken, meat, parts, eggs, and even grains for sale. The chickens are raised indoors, then outdoors, are free run and fed locally produced grains and grasses. Check out their facebook page The Chicken Run, or call Allana Wiebe at 250-570-9717. You won’t usually find her at the farmers market, but you can get a hold of her to find out where she might be, and also feel free to pick them up yourself . Newsat Farms – is the local butcher for farm foods, while providing this service they also procure chickens, meats, and even rabbits. The facility is government inspected and they supply some local restaurants with chicken. Run by Dennis & Vicki Richardson, you can reach them at 250-570- 1488, or email them at newsatfarms@sinkutwireless.ca. They can also provide pick up at their 18706 Langston Road location. These local farmers avoid the use of hormones or antibiotics, and raise their animals as chemical free as is possible. Newsat even takes cleaning chemicals into consideration regarding their butcher shop and tries to maintain a biodegradable natural shop. Eggs, whole chicken, fresh meat, pieces, mix and match, soup bones, feed, and even some turkeys! Amazing foods locally available. My advice. Order early if you know what you would like, and don’t leave it to the last minute as BOTH these suppliers have run out in the past and expect to do so later this year. For more information call your local suppliers or the Nechako Valley Food Network to find out what else is available. www.nvfoodnetwork.ca Email: bytes@nvfoodnetwork.ca Call Toll Free: 1-866-279-9733
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H1N1 flu returns, targets younger people Supplies of influenza vaccine are still available to B.C. residents, despite high demand as the H1N1 strain of the virus has returned, provincial health officials say. Cases since the current flu season began in December have shown a shift towards people aged 20 to 69, rather than the very young and the elderly who are typically most vulnerable. There have been severe cases involving healthy, younger people and two deaths have been confirmed, one in the Okanagan and one on Vancouver Island. The main strain of influenza to emerge this winter is a descendent of the H1N1 that prompted the largest vaccination in Canadian history in 2009-10, when the illness was declared a global pandemic. Provincial health officer Dr. Perry Kendall said the B.C. health ministry purchased a record 1.4 million doses of the current vaccine, which offers immunity to H1N1 and other strains. Some doctors’ offices and pharmacies have run out as demand has been higher than last year. “We have supplies currently available, but it’s conceivable that if demand continues to be high, we’ll use up all of those 1.4 million doses,” Kendall said Wednesday. “So I wouldn’t call it a vaccine shortage, I’d call it an unusually high demand.” The health ministry has a website for information on influenza and other vaccinations, with a guide to finding local flu
clinics, here. Since 2009, pharmacies as well as doctors’ offices and dedicated flu clinics have been authorized to administer flu shots. They are free of charge to higher risk groups, including pregnant women, very young or old people, people with other medical conditions and those planning to visit a hospital or long-term care facility. Flu season typically runs from December to April. Kendall said in an average year, between 10 and 20 per cent of B.C. residents contract the virus, with about 2,000 sick enough to be hospitalized and 500 deaths, mostly people with underlying conditions. While severe illness among younger, healthier people is unusual, so far the current flu season is in the typical range, Kendall said. Seasonal influenza is mainly a respiratory illness, with symptoms of coughing, fever, headache and muscle ache that typically last from seven to 10 days. It can be complicated by pneumonia and worsen underlying conditions such as heart disease. Kendall said confirmation of North America’s first case of H5N1 “bird flu” is not a cause for public concern, because that strain is typically caught from poultry and rarely transmitted from person to person. A traveller returning from China to Edmonton via Vancouver during the Christmas season became ill and died Jan. 3.
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Church Directory For more information or to join Vanderhoof’s Faith Church Directory
Call Pam at 250-567-9258
The Gospel Chapel 448 Connaught Street
NECHAKO COMMUNITY CHURCH MENNONITE BRETHREN
11:00 a.m. Worship Service
1393 Highway 16 East (Across from P.J. Collision)
(Affiliated with the Evangelical Free Church of Canada)
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Sunday Morning Worship 9:30 am Sunday School - 11:00 am
567-3107
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Our Mission Glorifying God by helping all people move closer to Jesus Christ one step at a time.
Vanderhoof Christian Fellowship
The Church on the Corner “Giving you a Purpose to live for and People to live with” Worship Service: 11:00 am Sunday School: 9:45 am Small Groups meeting together regularly: We have a place for you to belong! For more information call
567-9198 263 Vanderview Drive For more information visit our website: www.vcfemc.com
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NEW EVENTS.... a pap CliniC for CerViCal CanCer SCreening...is being held on Thursday, January 16, 2014, from 8 a.m. to noon and from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Omineca Medical Clinic in Vanderhoof. It is not necessary for a woman to have a family doctor to attend this clinic, and a female doctor will be performing the tests. If it’s time for your Pap test or you’re overdue, join us at our Winter Wonderland Pap Clinic. Have a Pap test performed by a female doctor and browse through cancer prevention brochures. Call the Omineca Medical Clinic and book your test today. Call 250-567-2201. Press ‘0’ for the operator and ask to be a part of the January 16, 2014, Pap Clinic. This Pap Picnic is being held in an effort to reduce cervical cancer rates in BC women in general and in Vanderhoof and surrounding communities in particular. Be an empowered woman! Have a regular Pap test as part of your self-care routine. The recommended schedule for Pap testing for women aged 21 to 69 years is once every two years; more often if directed by your doctor. *** Vanderhoof puBliC liBrary...Celebrate Family Literacy Day. Inspiring families to learn together come and join us for PJ’s and Pizza. We invite everyone to come and enjoy this Free Family Fun evening at the Library! (be sure to wear your PJ’s!) Mon. Jan 27, 5:00 - 7:00 pm. Free Admission ~ by TICKET only. *** The neChaKo Valley feSTiVal of The performing arTS...has a new website. www.musicfestivalweb.com/ nechako. Please visit the website for syllabus and registration information. You can view the syllabus online. If a paper copy is required, there is a limited number available at the Vanderhoof Public Library. Registration for the festival is online. The festival will take place from Apr. 12-25, 2014 with the festival concert happening on Apr. 27, 2014. *** VolunTeerS needed for ididalap4CanCer...For more information please contact Carrie Smith. Email: carriesmith@ hubinternational.com *** neChaKo Valley hiSToriCal SoCieTy...meets at 7pm on the 2nd Thursday of the month at the OK Cafe. *** adulT BadminTon...every Thursday at 8pm at NVSS gym. Bring your own racquet. Indoor runners required. For more info call Ann at 250-567-9908. *** STuarT neChaKo manor...looking for volunteers. Help needed with outings, Serving meals, entertainment and visits for the residents. Please contact Marnie at 250 567 6290 for more information. *** VolunTeerS needed....Would you like to become part of a team working together to improve the quality of life for stroke survivors? The Vanderhoof Stroke Recovery Group is looking for volunteers to join their team. Vanderhoof Stroke Recovery’s goal is to encourage stroke survivors to improve their lives through education, exercise, work groups, crafts, outings, etc. No special skills required; training and orientation are provided. Patience and caring understanding a necessity. Volunteers share responsibilities: assisting with activities, exercises, education, crafts, outings, fund raising. Time commitment: 3 hour meeting each Monday morning (excluding stat holidays), from September through mid-June. Please contact Penny (250) 567-3966 vanderhoofstrokerecovery@ gmail.com *** SeniorS ConneCTed... is looking for Seniors in need of Outreach & Transportation. We are also taking applications for Volunteers wanting to take part in the VSC Program.
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Vanderhoof Seniors Connected is a program dedicated to improving the quality of life for Seniors/Elders in our community through Companionship and Transportation Assistance. For more information contact DebraAnn Bishop at 250-567-0623 or email at vanderhoofseniors@hotmail.com *** Calling all SeniorS... come and join us for carpet bowling, pool or snooker - Monday and Thursday afternoons at the Friendship Centre. We also have cards or bingo on Wednesday evenings. Music nights are also popular and these are the last Friday night of the month. Come and have some fun! Everybody welcome young or golden agers. Call Oscar for more info: 250-567-4582. *** al-anon...Has your life been affected by someone elses drinking? The Al-Anon is for you! Meetings held on Mondays at 7pm in Community Room at Omineca Safe Home Society. For more information contact Gail at 567-4318. *** The norThSide Women’S inSTiTuTe... meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month. Newcomers always welcome. For more information call Brenda, 250 567-9705. *** V’hoof hoSpiCe SoCieTy... Do you have a few hours a month to give? Are you sensitive to the special needs of those persons at the end stages of life? Want to be part of a great organization that makes a difference in our community, then we are looking for you. The V’hoof Hospice Society is a notfor profit charity looking for new volunteer members. Our Society has a desire to help others. We are sensitive to the special needs of the dying patient and their families. We do not have personal agendas or “missions” to our Hospice work. Our main fundraising come in the form of donations to our Tree of Life. We are looking for new members to continue this great service. For more info contact Debra-Ann at 250-567-0623 or email vanderhoofhospice@gmail.com *** The food BanK... is in serious need of food donations. Specifically the following is needed: “Chunky” soups and stews and canned milk. *** BadminTon aT fleSS gym... Every Thursday at 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. come out and have some fun! *** The Vanderhoof CanCer SupporT group...meets the first Friday of every month @ noon at the The Reid. For more info call Karen @ 567-4828. *** endaKo hall SoCieTy...meets every THIRD Wednesday of the month in the hall at 7:30pm. *** The yelloWhead drafT horSe aSSoCiaTion...is an organization for those interested in light and heavy horse driving. Monthly meetings every second Tuesday of the month. For more info contact: Jon 250567-8484. *** neChaKo QuilTerS guild... meets the
third Tuesday of the month 9:30 am (Sept. - May) at Nechako View Seniors Common Room. Fran Sheeley 567-5254. *** The fraSer QuilTerS guild... meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 10am at the Fort Fraser Community Hall. Newcomers welcome. *** hoSpiCe Tree of life... is to honour the living as well as to remember and honour those who have passed on. For more info call Debbie @ 250-567-7956. *** The fraSer laKe CanCer SupporT group... meets the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 12 noon in the New Fraser Lake Restaurant. For further information call Judy at 250-699-7763. *** neChaKo Valley hiSToriCal SoCieTy...meets every second Thursday of the month 6:30 pm at the Chamber of Commerce office. *** air CadeT Vanderhoof 899 SQuadron...Cadets will meet every TUESDAY night – 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the 480 Connaught St. at the Gospel Chapel. Anyone age 12 to 18 interested in the Cadet Program is welcome to attend. Any adult interested in assisting in anyway, please contact the officers at the 480 Connaught St. at the Gospel Chapel Tuesday night. For more information call: Capt. John Callaghan 250-640-0218, Yvonne Melo - 250-690-7496 Evenings. *** aa meeTing... Wednesday, 8:00 p.m. United Church Hall. 567-8087 or 567-4588 *** fraSer laKe aa meeTingS... Tues & Thurs 8:00 p.m. at St. Wilfred’s Church just across from police station. *** ST. John hoSpiTal auXiliary SoCieTy... meets second Tuesday of the month (with the exception of July & August) at 7:00 p.m. in the hospital cafeteria. For further info contact Edna 567-9759 - New members welcome. *** Vanderhoof liBrary hourS Tuesday 10:00am to 5:00pm Wednesday 10:00am to 5:00pm & 6:30pm to 8:30pm Thursday 10:00am to 5:00pm Friday 10:00 am to 6:00pm Saturday 10:00am to 5:00pm *** fraSer laKe liBrary hourS Sunday & Monday Closed Tuesday 10am - 4pm Wednesday & Thursday 3pm - 8pm Friday 10am - 4pm Saturday 10am - 2pm *** nVSS BoTTle depoT hourS Open Mon, Tues, Friday 11am-5pm Saturday 10am-5 p.m.
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Olivia Brophy and Julia Steinebach block Smithers’ shot during their game on Friday, January 10. NVSS won 69-40.
The NVSS Senior Viqueens held a tournament in Vanderhoof on January 10 and 11. The Viqueens played their first game against Smithers on Friday afternoon and won 69-40. NVSS was up 43-13 at the end of the second period and after that Smithers matched NVSS shot for shot but they just couldn’t get past the huge lead that the Viqueens took during the first half. On Saturday the Viqueens beat William’s Lake and made it to the final game at 8 p.m. against Duchess Park. The final game was 2033 for Duchess near the end of the second period which still left Vanderhoof players with hope and excitement going into the second half. But NVSS just couldn’t fill the 20 point gap and the game ended at 63-45 for Duchess Park. The girls didn’t stop trying as hard as they could up until the very end of that last
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